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OVATION A 6.3 / 8.3
Operating Instructions
Declara tio n o f c onformity (for EC only)
We herewith confirm, tha t the unit to whi c h this ma n u al
belongs, fulfills the EC rules necessar y to obtain the sign
the nec e ssar y m easur ement s w e re tak en w ith pos i tive
results.
AVM Audio Video Manufaktur GmbH
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76316 Malsch
Germany
www.avm.au dio
Table of Contents
1 Get t i ng st a r t ed
1.1 Wh at 's in t he bo x ? .. . 1
1.2 Pack ag i ng i nstr uctions . .. 1
1.3 Control and oper ati ng e lem ents ... 1
1.4 In st a l l a t i o n an d cooling ... 4
1.5 Connectio n t o m a i ns . .. 5
1.6 Connectin g s ign a l s our ce s ... 5
1.7 Connectin g lo u d s p eake rs ... 6
1.8 Trigge r O utputs .. . 6
1.9 Connectin g h e a d ph o nes . .. 7
1.10 External IR remote control input .. . 7
2 Bas i c oper a t i on
2.1 First o p eration / se lf test . .. 9
2.2 Sw it c h i ng on / s t and by ... 9
2.3 Se le c t i n g a si g nal sou rce ... 10
2.4 Volum e .. . 10
2.5 In pu t s e nsiti v i t y ( L eve l Setting) ... 11
2.6 Digi tal in pu t s ... 12
2.7 USB B i n p ut . .. 1 3
2.8 Blu eto o t h . .. 1 4
3 Ad v a n ced Se t t ings
3.1 Globa l Se t t i ngs . .. 1 8
3.2 Analog Line Set t i n gs (XLR/RCA) ... 21
3.3 AUTO- O N F un cti on .. . 21
3.4 Per so na l Setup . .. 21
3.5 Se t au t o s t a ndby .. . 24
3.6 Reset (fact o r y de f a ult se t t i ngs) ... 24
3.7 RC 3 r em o t e c ontr ol ... 2 5
4 Ap p e n d ix
4.1 Cle an in g .. . 27
4.2 Conditions o f w a r ran t y ( E C only) ... 27
Table of Contents
Ge t t in g s ta r ted
1. Getting started
1.1 What's in the box?
• OVATION A 6 .3 / A 8.3 i n t e g r ated a m p l ifier
• Power c o r d (in s o m e coun t r i es)
• RC 3 re m o te cont r o l
1.2 Pac kagin g instruction s
The A 6.3 / 8. 3 c o m es in a rug g e d and s turdy OVAT I O N f light
cas e . Plea s e not e that the bottom o f t h e f l i g ht c a se i s not
symm e t r i cal . I f y o u need to put the uni t i n to the flight c a s e
agai n , pl e a s e en s u r e th a t th e uni t and the fl i ght case is co r rectly positi o n e d.
1.3 Control a nd opera ting element s
The number s in the drawings below mark the control element s . T h ey refer t o t he nu mb e r s in t h e t ext, w h e r e the o p e ra tion o f the u n it is d e scribe d .
OVATION A 6.3 / 8.3 1
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Fig. 1 . Front
1. Power b utton ( o n /off)
2. Source s electo r
3. Cont ro l LED
4. Menu ke y s ( a,b , c , d ,e)
5. Disp l ay
6. Volume c o ntrol
7. Head p h one ou t p u t
Fig. 2 . Real p a n el
2 OVATION A 6.3 / 8.3
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8. Spea k e r termi n a l s RIGH T
9. Mod u l e bay
10. Di g ital i n puts ( U S B B, OP T, C OAX)
11. Co nfigu ra t i o n por t (Fir m w are)
12. Co nnecto r f or ex te r nal IR sensor
13. Bluetooth a n tenna c onnector
14. Ma ins sw i t ch
15. Ma ins c o n nector
16. An alog i n puts ( R C A /CIN C H , XLR)
17. Tri g g er ou t p u t s
18. LI NE OU T ( R e cordin g O utput R C A/CINC H )
19. PR E OUT (P r e a mp Out p ut RCA/ C I NCH)
20. PR E OUT (P r e a mp Out p ut XLR )
21. Speaker t e r m inals L E FT
1. 3.1 Pi n a ss i gn men ts
Abb . 3. Assig n m e nt o f X L R co n n e c tors
XLR input
1) Ground (GND)
2) Non-inverting In/Output POS (+)
3) Inverting In/Output NEG (-)
OVATION A 6.3 / 8.3 3
XLR output
Ge t t in g s ta r ted
Abb . 4. Pin a s s ignmen t of 3,5 m m jack o u t put f o r exter n a l
trig ge r signa l s (17)
a) Ground (GND)
b) Trigger signal (+5V)
Fig. 5 . Pin as s i gnmen t o f 3,5 m m jack i n put f or e xter n a l
infrared receive r ( 1 2 )
c) Masse (GND)
d) IR-Signal
e) +5V
1.4 In stallation and coo ling
The un i t can bec o m e hot d e p e nding on de manded o u t p ut
power or en v i r onment a l t e mperature. The re f o r e , it is impor t ant, that th e co o ling air can flow unhi n d ered i n to t h e a i r i n let
in the bo t t o m a nd flow ou t t h r o ugh the ho l e s i n t he rear pan e l .
Direc t ex p o s ure t o su nlight is not r e comme n d e d b e c a use this
will h e a t u p t h e un i t .
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1.5 Connect ion to ma ins
Con n e c t the un i t to th e mains ou t let (1 5 ) by us i ng the po wer
cord wh i c h is ( i n s ome count r i es) deliv e red t ogether wi t h the
uni t . Make sure that ma i ns vo l tage is ac cordin g to th e va l u e
print e d on t h e rear p a n e l of t he amp ( near ma i n s con n e c tor).
ℹ CAUTIO N
Keep t h e u n it swit c h e d off unt i l a ll audi o c o n n ectio n s are
mad e .
1.6 Connect ing signal s ources
You can conne c t u p t o five anal o g a n d f ive dig i t a l l i ne sourc e s
to y o u r A 6. 3 / 8. 3. C o n n ec t the ou t p u ts o f yo u r signal
sour c e s to t h e re sp e c tive i n puts o f th e A 6. 3 / 8 . 3 on t he r e a r
side o f the u n it (10 , 1 6).
ANA LOG SOU R C E S ( 1 6): T h e up p e r r o w of t h e an a l o g R C A /
Cinc h o r X L R connect o r s i s for lef t c h a n n els (wh i t e ), the lowe r
row i s f or ri g h t chann e ls.
DIGITALQ UELLEN ( 1 0 ): T he COAX in p u ts may be c o nnecte d
via 7 5 ohm ca bles, t he op t i cal i n p uts v i a op ti c al fi b e rs to
resp e c t ive sou r c e devic e s .
The US B Po r t ( 10) is intend e d f o r a con nect i o n to y o u r P C or
MAC . Pl ease n o te t h i s ma y re q uire a su itab l e driver t o be
inst a l l ed o n yo u r com p uter. You ca n d own l o a d respe c t i ve
audi o d rivers f r o m t h e AV M websi t e v ia avm. a u d i o/dow n l oads
OVATION A 6.3 / 8.3 5
Ge t t in g s ta r ted
1.7 Connect ing lou dspeake rs
The lo u d s p e aker outp u t s A u n d B (8 , 21) can be indiv i d u ally
act i v a t ed an d deact i v a ted v ia the menu (see “Set speake r s
out A / B ” on p a g e 20 ) .
Use onl y goo d qua l i ty c ables of suffic i ent cross secti on to
conne c t y our speake r s . I n case of d oub t, pl e a se refer to yo u r
spe c i a list de aler. Fur t h ermore, make su r e the polarity is co r rect w h e n c o n necti n g y o u r speake r s . Th e r e d marked ou tp u t
jacks m u s t b e connec t e d t o t he red marke d s p e a k e r terminal s . R ight an d l eft cha n n e l must hav e t h e same p ol a rity of
the s p e akers.
ℹ PLEA S E NOT E
If you ar e u s i ng ban a n a pl ugs, ti g h ten the out e r p a rts of t h e
jac k s b e fore ins e rti n g t h e m (c l o c kwise) to a v o id dist u r b i n g
rattli n g no i s es during operati o n . If you use bare ca b le en ds
or ca b le lu g s , turn the ou t e r par t s of th e socke t s to the le ft
as f ar a s poss i b le, i n ser t the s tripp e d cabl e ends or c a b le
lug s f rom b elow i n to th e ope n i n gs p r o v i d ed i n the s peaker
ter m i n als and th en tigh t e n the ou t e r par t s of the so c k e t s b y
turn i n g them c l o ckwis e .
1.8 Trigger Out puts
If an o p t i o nall y c o n necte d p o wer amp l i f ier wit h a t r i gger inp u t
is used in c o nju n c t ion w i th your A 6 . 3 / 8.3 , you ma y co n n ect
the switch i ng s i g nal (TRIG G E R OU T ) to one of t h e t w o tr i g ger
outp u t s (17). Th i s allo w s addit i o n a l pow e r amplif i e rs or subwoo f e r s to be comfo r tab l y sw i t ched on r e m otely. T h e p i n ning
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of the trig g e r ou tp u t s is describ e d in se c tion 1. 3.1 Pi n as s i gnm e n t s .
1. 8.1 AI R Tri gge r (AVM Int el lig en t R emo te)
If yo u are using a c u rrent AVM mo d e l of the MA or SA series
as a s e p arate p o w e r am p l ifier, there i s no ne e d for an a dditio nal trigg e r cabl e : Your separate AV M pow e r amp l i f ier ca n be
com fo r tab l y switc h e d on a nd off b y the A 6 .3 / A 8.3 v i a a
conne c ted a u d io ca b l e (PRE X LR a n d PRE CI N C H) w i t h out a n y
soun d i nterfe re n ce.
1.9 Connect ing head phone s
Plug a 6.3 5 mm he a dphone connec to r to th e head p h o n e ja c k
(7). Th e lo u d speaker (8, 21) and pream p outp u t s (19,2 0 ) wi l l
mut e a u t omatic a l l y wh i l e a he a d p hone i s plugge d i n.
1.10 Extern al IR remote control input
If y o u r A 6 . 3 / A 8.3 is in a pos i t i o n t h a t is n o t dire c t l y v i s i ble
from the liste n i n g po s ition, the RC 3 in f r a re d remote cont r o l
may n o t work pro p e rly. I n this c a se, you c a n conne c t an ext e r nal IR rece i v e r to the EX T IR so c k e t (1 2 ) , en su r ing un r e stric ted remot e o p era bilit y o f y ou r A 6 . 3 / A 8. 3 . P l e ase refer to
your d e a ler f o r suit a b l e IR r e c e i v er com p onent s.
OVATION A 6.3 / 8.3 7
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8 OVATION A 6.3 / 8.3
B a s i c o pe ra t io n
2.
Basic operation
2.1 First operation / self test
When switching on for the first time, a so-called self-test will
be performaned if the device had previously been completely
disconnected from the power supply or switched off via the
mains switch (14). The device checks the configuration and
functionality of the built-in components and then goes into
stand-by mode (if no AUTO-ON function is enabled). This process may take a few seconds to complete.
2.2 Switching on / stand by
Using the power button (1) you can switch between on (operate) and stand by. When switched on, the display (5) lights
up and the LED (3) is off. This LED only lights up if the mains
plug is connected with the incorrect polarity and remains dark
if the polarity is correct.
2.2.1 Tube warmup (A 8.3)
Due to the warm-up phase of the integrated tube stage, the
switch-on process of the A 6.3 / 8.3 takes about 30 seconds
lon g e r. Plea s e wait unt i l t he entire rea d ing on the d i s play wai -
OVATION A 6.3 / 8.3 9
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ting f o r t ube wa r m u p ch an g e s comple t e ly from l o w e r to uppe r
cas e a n d the n g oes o u t . The dev i c e is no w ready f o r use.
ℹ CAUTIO N
In standby mo de, th e de v i c e is not co m pletel y disco n n ected
from t h e m a ins. To dis c o n nect c o m p l etely, p ress t he p o wer
swi t c h (14) o n t h e b a c k o f t h e u n it o r u n plug the powe r co r d
from t h e main s c onnect or ( 15).
2.3 S electin g a si gnal source
A desire d in put sig n a l ca n b e selec t e d w i th the sourc e se lector (2) on th e fr o nt pa nel. Yo u ca n choo s e fro m five analog
and fi v e dig i t a l input s , as we l l as a Bl u etoo t h input. Th e current s o u r ce is s h own o n the dis p lay (5 ).
2.4 Volu me
To ad just t he volum e , tu r n th e v o l u me c ontrol (6). A result i n g
volu m e chan g e dep e n d s on the speed of ro t a tion. Slow turning c a u ses a l e v e l chang e in st eps o f 0 . 5 dB, f a st tur n i n g
chang e s the v o l u m e in l a r ger st e p s. The cu r r e n t set t i ng is
shown o n the d i splay ( 5 ) num e r i c a lly ( 0 to 99. 5 ) .
ℹ PLEA S E NOT E
If a digit al s o u rce is selecte d wi t h o ut a compat i b l e s ignal
inc o m i n g , t he f u n ctio na l i t y of t h e vo l u me c o ntrol ( 6) a n d t he
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remo t e co n trol is deacti v a t ed for safety reas on s (e .g. accident a l l y tu r n i ng up t h e volum e t o maxim u m etc. ) .
2.5 In put sensitiv ity ( Level Setting)
The leve l of differen t s i g nal sou r c e s often va r i es by several
dBs r e s u ltin g i n u npl e a s a n t inc r e a s es/de c r e ases i n volum e
when switc h i n g b etwee n input s . Th i s ma y b e a v o i ded by
adju s t i ng t h e input s e nsitivi t y of r e sp e c ting s o u rces.
Use th e so u r c e sele c t o r ( 2 ) to choos e an a n a log or dig i t a l
input or BLUE TO OTH and se t the vo lume (6) to a con v e n i ent
level . If you n o w notic e a n unpl e asant in c re ase o r decrea s e in
vol u m e after swit c h ing to ano t h e r loca l i n p u t by turni n g the
sour c e s e lector ( 2 ) , press t he menu b u t ton ME N U u n der th e
displ a y for mo re tha n two se c onds . Now yo u can sw itch be t ween differ e nt so urces with the sourc e sele c tor (2) and
adju s t the l e v els o f y o u r a nalog an d di g i tal source s in cluding
BLUE TO OTH by t u r n ing the v o l u m e kno b ( 6 ) . The sens i t i vity of
each i nput ca n b e adjus t ed betw e e n -9 . 5 d B and + 1 0.0 dB .
Press i n g t h e m e nu b u tton E XIT LVL under the d i s play will
save you r s e t t ings and br i n g the unit ba ck to no r m al operating
mode .
2. 5.1 Le vel ad jus tm e nt o f di gi tal i npu ts
To adjust the in put sensi ti v ity of a d igit al in put, a d igit a l si gnal must be c o n n ected t o t h e resp e c t ive i n p ut. I f you sele c t a
dig i t a l input tha t h a s no va lid sig n a l, NO DIG SIGN A L or NO
USB PLUGGE D is show n on th e di s p lay ( 5) a nd t h e M E NU b u t ton under the di s play leading to th e sensiti v i t y se t ting menu
(se e s e ction a bove) is deactiva t e d .
OVATION A 6.3 / 8.3 11
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ℹ NOT E
Infrare d remote c ontrol s s uch a s the R C 3 r em o t e co n t r o l are
dis a b l e d whi l e the i n p u t se n s i t ivity m e n u is a c tive.
2.6 Di gital inputs
The d i gital i nputs allow additio n a l cu s t o m izati o n s beyo n d the
nor m a l setti n g s . These a r e descr i b e d be l o w.
2. 6.1 Sa m pl era t e and f ilt er se tti ngs
By pressin g the <CO N V > key once or s e veral t i m es or, wit h
USB <FILTER> (4 ), yo u ca n choos e betwee n avail ab l e sam p l e
rates a n d filte r s etting s for the s elected s o urce. Th e c u r rentl y
set fil te r se t t ing (SMOOT H / STEEP) and sample rate are
displ a y e d a t the top left of the di s p l ay (44.1, 48 , 88 . 2 , 9 6,
176. 4 , 192, 352, 384 kH z ) . NAT st a n d s fo r na t i v e an d mea n s
the app l i e d sampl e rate of t h e s i g n al i s direct l y p r ocessed
and conve r te d . CN V s t ands for con ve r sion and mean s the
samp l e ra te i s u psampl e d or do w n sampl e d .
ℹ PLEAS E NOT E
Pl ea s e n ote t h a t only t he s ettings N ATIVE S T EEP a n d N ATI V E
SMO OTH are availab l e if USB i s sele c t e d.
The digita l filt e r s e t ting s SMO OTH and S TEEP can b e s et
acco r d i ng to your perso n a l prefere n c e. Technical l y s p e a k ing,
the s e t t i ng STEEP i n d icates a st e e p filter c h a r a c teris t i c a t the
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uppe r end o f th e freque n c y ba n d , lead i n g b ot h to a fl a t amp l i tud e freq u e n c y re s ponse and a ra t her strong ph ase rota ti o n.
SMO OTH how e v e r leads to a l e s s stee p f ilter cha r a ct eris t i c by
showi n g a sligh t l y earli e r a t tenua ti o n of the am p l i tude frequen c y respons e with a l m ost n o p h ase r o t a t ion.
The sele c t e d fi l ter settin g only appl i e s t o the curren t inp u t
and remai n s sto re d eve n after the devic e has bee n swit c h e d
off. It can be ch a n g ed at any ti me by pr e ssing the <CO N V > /
FILTE R button s ( 4 ) agai n .
ℹ PLEAS E NOT E
Pl ea s e note you ne e d to selec t th e HI RES mo d e i n order to
play b ack DS D 6 4 or D SD 1 28 fi l e s .
2.7 USB B in put
If a digita l signal from a co m p uter (P C or Ma c) is connect e d
to the USB B digit a l input (10), you ca n choo s e betw e e n tw o
dif fe r e n t modes ( LO R E S o r HI RE S ) b y p r e ssing t h e RES me n u
but to n s (4).
The cur re n t ly select e d r e s o lution is sho w n to th e l e ft of th e
VOLUM E o n the d i splay ( 5 ) .
LO R E S c a n be u s ed to pla y ba ck a d igita l in p ut sign a l wi t h a
samp l e rate o f up t o 9 6kHz w i thout t h e n e e d for a n addi t i onal
audi o driver o n your W i n d ows P C or Ma c .
HI RE S can be used to p lay ba c k a digi ta l input si g n al wi t h a
samp l e rat e of u p t o 384k H z /24Bi t (PCM ) with o u t t h e ne e d to
inst a l l an aud i o driver o n your M ac . I f you ar e using a W i n-
OVATION A 6.3 / 8.3 13
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dows PC yo u wi ll need to in s tall an addit i o n a l drive r wh i c h is
availa b le for downlo a d on the respec t i v e p r oduct pag e at
www. a vm.a u d i o /dow n l o a d s.
2.8 Bluetooth
2. 8.1 Ac ti v ati on
The Bl u etooth i n p ut may b e s e l ected a n d activat e d with th e
sour c e selector (2 ) on the fron t panel or vi a t he RC 3 re m o te
cont r o l .
2. 8.2 Pa iri ng a Blu eto o th de vic e
Whe n th e Bl u etoot h in put is s electe d , ON AI R is s hown in the
lowe r left p a r t o f the d i s play ( 5 ) . This i n d icat e s t hat t h e A 6 . 3
/ 8. 3 is ready to be pa i r e d w ith a Bluetooth de v ice su ch as a
tabl e t , or smar t phon e etc. For d e tails on p airing your B luetooth d e v ice, r e f e r to th e respect i n g user g uide.
The B l uetooth i nput o f your A 6 . 3 / 8.3 is s hown o n your B l u etooth d e v ice as " AVM - x -xxxx x " , w i th t h e s eria l n u m ber of y o u r
A 6 . 3 / 8.3 bei n g disp l a y e d ins te a d of t h e lette r s "x".
As soo n as t h e A 6 . 3 / 8. 3 i s pa ired with yo u r d e v i c e, CON-
NECTE D i s s h o wn in t h e l o wer le f t p a r t o f t he displ a y ( 5 ). Now
you ma y stream mus i c fro m your Bl u etooth de vice dire c tly to
the A 6.3 / 8 . 3 .
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2. 8.3 Au t om a ti c P a ir in g
As soon as an o ther input is se lecte d , the Bluetoo t h fu nction
is dea ct i vated to protect oth e r s o u nd sources from pos s i ble
int e r f e rence by the B l u e t ooth an te n na. As soon as t h e B luetooth inpu t is s elected agai n , the A 6 . 3 / 8.3 a utomati c ally
conne c ts to the l a st paire d d e v i ce, pr ovi d e d it is w i t hin range .
2. 8.4 P a ir in g o f o the r d evi ce s
Your A 6. 3 / 8.3 can o nly b e p a i red w i t h o n e dev i c e a t a time .
To s wit c h t o a nother d evice, a n e xisti n g conne ct i on mu st f i rst
be disconn ected. T h e d isplay (5) then shows ON AIR agai n
inst e a d o f C ONNECTE D an d th e A 6 . 3 / 8.3 is re a d y t o co nnect
to an o t her Blu e tooth d e v i c e.
2. 8.5 R ang e
Blu e to o t h is a shor t distance c o nnectio n . I t s range depen d s
on the room you r A 6.3 / 8.3 is bei n g u s e d. It i s gene ra l y in t h e
range o f abo u t 8 -10 m e t ers, i n large room s even m o r e .
OVATION A 6.3 / 8.3 15
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A d v a n ce d Se t t i n g s
3. Advanced Settings
In a ddition to i t s bas i c func t i o nali ty, t h e A 6 . 3/8.3 o ffers a
wea l t h of c u stom s p ecific setti n g s in i t s ad v a nced s e ttin g s
menu. Thes e fu n c tions are access i b le v i a a me n u t h at c a n b e
operat e d v i a the menu bu ttons below th e displa y. During no rmal o p e ra tion, t h e m iddle m e n u button i s l a beled ME NU . Pressing thi s menu button tak e s you to t h e 'Advan c e d S e t t ings'
menu. Th e key la b e l of the s a me me n u key now c h a nges t o
EX IT. By pr e s s ing the b u t t o n again, yo u e x i t t he 'Ad v a nced
Sett i n g s' m e nu a n d retu r n to t h e no r mal o p e ra ting state. I n
the 'Advanced Settings' me n u, the in d i vidual me n u items ma y
be s electe d with t h e <IT E M > key s . T h e se l e c ted p oint i s
alw ay s shown in th e d i s play. Use t he <VALUE> k e y s to c h a n ge
the v a l ue of t h e sel e c t ed men u item.
Plea s e n ote th a t when t h e 'Advan c e d Sett i n g s' menu i s activated i t is n o t pos s i b l e to s w itch a sou rce v ia th e sourc e s e lector sw i t ch (2 ), t o change t h e volum e v i a the vo l u m e cont r o l
(6) or to switc h o f f t h e d e v i ce. To do this, f i r s t exit the
'A dvanced Se ttin g s ' menu u s ing t h e men u key m ar ke d EXIT.
Plea s e a l so note th at a n y a c tive leve l a d j u stment m u s t f i rst
be compl e t ed b e fore acces s to th e me n u i s p o s sible. In ad d i tion, th e 'Advanc e d S e t tings' men u may no t be act i v a t ed if n o
com pa t ible si g n a l is p r esent a t a sel e c t ed dig i t al inpu t .
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ℹ PLEA S E NOT E
The n u m b e r of availa b l e p aramet e r s i n the 'A d v a n ced Set ting s ' menu d epend s o n th e c u rrentl y sele c t e d inpu t . In a d d i tion to ' G l o bal Setting s for all i nputs‘ (see sectio n belo w ) ,
the r e m ay a l so be specia l o p tion s avai l a b le su ch a s t h e A UTO
ON f u n c tion f o r sel e c t e d ana l o g and d i g ital i n p uts.
3.1 Gl obal S ettings
3. 1.1 Se t t o ne co nt r o l
Set tone con trol a c t ivates o r deac t i v ates t h e int e g ra ted
soun d set t ings m enu w hich enab l e s yo u to indiv i d ually adjus t
the ba s s o r treble le v el of a ce r tain so u nd s ource or lets you
choo s e from a r a n ge of a v a i lable l o udness c u rves.
Set t one co n t ro l c a n be by p a s sed ( B Y PA S S) or a ctiva t e d
(ACTIVE ). I n case t h e set to n e co n trol o pt i o n is a c t i vated ,
TONE ON is shown on the dis pl a y (5 ), other w i s e LI NEAR .
Whe n s w i t ched to ACTIVE the s o u nd setti n g s m enu is rea d y t o
operat e b ut will o n l y be enabl e d i f one of t h e assoc i a t ed paramete r s such as se t bass, set tr e ble or set lo u dness is be i n g
alter e d. I n c a se a ll three pa r a m e ters are in a ne u t ral p ositi o n
(BASS = 0 , T REBL E = 0 , C O U NTOUR = OFF) th e set ton e c o n t r o l
opti o n rem a i ns r e ady f o r o p e r a tion wi t hout pro cess i n g th e
sig n a l . You c an c hoose i f y o u wa n t to c hang e b ass and t reble
sett i n g s simu l t a neousl y f o r all inp u t s (GLOBAL) or e x c l u s ively
for the curren tl y sel e c ted input (INDIVI D U A L ). If yo u w i s h to
set in d i v idual s e t tings, a pri o r p aramet e r i z atio n o f t h e respective so u n d sources is r e q u i red fi r s t ( see “Perso n a l S etup” on
page 2 1 ) . Th e l oudness op t ion depe n d s o n speakers an d p r o -
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per t ies of t h e list e n i n g ro o m a nd is t h erefore a l ways s e t to
GLOBAL.
ℹ NOT E
In cas e t o n e c o ntrol is se t to BY PA S S the menu wi l l s k ip the
se t b a s s, se t t reble a n d set l o udness s e tting s.
3. 1.2 Se t b as s
Set th e bass level betw e e n – 7 dB and + 7 dB. A g lobal ba ss
sett i n g (see se ction ab ove) i s indica t e d on t h e displ a y with
GLOBAL, o t h e rwi s e IND I V I DUAL.
3. 1.3 Se t t reb le
Set tre b l e level b e t w een – 7 d B a n d + 7 dB. A g l o bal trebl e
sett i n g (see se ction ab ove) i s indica t e d on t h e displ a y with
GLOBAL, o t h e rwi s e IND I V I DUAL.
3. 1.4 Se t l oud ne ss
If yo u li s ten to mus i c at lo w le v e ls, yo u oft e n recog n i z e tha t
bass a nd tr e ble rep r o d u ction are we a k . This is becaus e the
huma n e ar is n ot s e n s itive t o b a ss a n d treble a t low s o u nd
level s . To co m p ensate this, you ca n u se th e parametr i c loudness funct i o n wh i c h wi l l inc r e a se b a s s and trebl e levels a s
soo n as th e vo l ume is d ecreas e d . W h e n t h e v o lume is incre a sed th e f r e q uenc y, respons e will be mor e a n d more flat a n d
rema i n linea r at h i g h vol u m e level s . In o r d e r to o b tain best
result s , w e recommend yo u pr o ceed in the foll o w i n g w ay: Set
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the am p l ifier to a moderate vo l u m e level. Go t o t he s et lou d ness m e nu an d u s e the < V A LUE > men u b uttons a t CONTOUR
to ch o o se fro m o ne of the ava i l a ble 9 l o udne s s curve s ("OFF" ,
1-9) w h i ch p r o v i des t h e best s o u n d i m p ression a nd ex i t the
menu w i th th e button E X I T .
ℹ NOT E
The l o udness f u ncti o n se l e cts a u t omatica l l y the c o rrect
lou d n e s s cu r ve dep e n d ing o n t he a c tual v o l ume s e t ting. T h a t
is wh y a differe n t cur v e than the prev i o usly sel ected e d may
be s hown i n the l oudn es s menu a s soon a s you a l t e r t he
volu m e . T his is n ot a ma l f unctio n .
3. 1.5 Se t b ala nc e
Set the b alance betw e e n ri g h t a n d lef t cha n n el f o r an op t i mal
ster e o i mage ( + /- 9,5 d B).
3. 1.6 Se t s pe ake r s o ut A/ B
Thi s f eature enable s or d i s ables t he s p e a ker o u t p uts. Use th e
two right-ha n d b u t t ons u nder t he d isplay. The loudspe a k e r
outp u t l a b e l ed above is a ctivate d or de a c tivate d each time a
resp e c t ive bu t t o n is pre s s e d . The se l e cted s e t t ing is s h o wn
on t h e di s p lay. The s e t t ing i s save d perma n e n t ly a f ter l e a ving
the me n u and can be cha n g ed at any ti m e by calli n g u p t h e
menu a gain.
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3.2 Analog Lin e Sett ings ( XLR/RCA)
3. 2.1 Se t i npu t att enu at ion
Set i n put attenua t i o n al l o ws f o r an a ttenua t i on o f 6 d B of t h e
sele c t e d analog li n e i nput wh i ch c o rresp o n ds to a n electri c al hal v i n g of th e in co ming level. F o r examp l e , activa ti n g this func t i o n migh t b e u s e ful when CD p l a y e rs with pa r ticul a r ly high output le v e ls ar e used wh ich ot h erwis e cause unwanted disto r tion . Ta k e p a rti c u l a r care when u s i n g CD players o f Jap a n e s e od e r Am e r ican ma nufa c t urers which ar e kno w n fo r produc i ng e x ception a l ly high o utpu t level s whi c h c a n n ot be com pe n sated by a simpl e adjus t m e n t of th e input sensi ti v i t y (see “Input sensit i v i t y (L e vel S e tting) ” on p a g e 11). I n t h i s cas e , a d e d icate d re l a i s i s switc h e d a s soon as se t i n p ut atte- nua t i o n is a ctivat e d (AT T ACTIVE) t o allo w the u s e of respec tive c o mponen t s
3.3 AUTO -ON Fun ction
An ac t ivated AUTON ON func ti o n a llow s yo u t o automa t i cally
swi tc h o n the amp l i f ier when th e re i s a signa l i n c oming at on e
of t h e follo w i ng inp u t s:
ANA LOG I N 2 (CI N C H/RCA)
DIGITAL IN C O A X 1
DIGITAL IN O P T O 1
3.4 Per sonal Setup
The perso n a l s e t up o ffers a r an g e of se t t i ngs to i n d ivid u a lize
your device ac c ording to your pe r sona l needs. To ac c e ss th e
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Pers o n a l S etu p m e n u , s witch t h e A 6 . 3 / A 8.3 to sta n d by
mode by pressing the Po wer button (1). Now ho l d dow n th e
right menu b utton ( 4) an d switc h the d e vice o n agai n with t h e
Power b u tton (1) . A s soon as th e display ( 5 ) s h ows *** pe r s o-
nal s e t up ** * , the r i g h t menu k e y (4) c a n be rel e ased.
3. 4.1 Se t d is p l ay b rig htn es s
Sets d i splay b r i ghtnes s 25% to 1 0 0 %.
ℹ PLEA S E NOT E
The setti n g 1 0 0 % ca n le a d to "burn in" e f fects on t h e d i s play
if the unit is op erated in th i s s e t tin g fo r a ve ry long time . In
ord er to a v o i d such "bu r n i n effect s " p lease s wi t c h the unit t o
sta n d b y, if n o t in u s e .
3. 4.2 Ba ss & treb le co ntr ol
Cho os e i f you want to chang e b a s s and treble se t t ings (see
“Glo b a l Settin g s ” on pag e 1 8 ) globall y f o r all in p u ts (GLOBAL) o r only f o r the a c t ual i n p ut (I N D IVIDUAL) .
3. 4.3 Sk ip unu se d i np uts
Dea c t i vate unu s e d input s (SKIP ) . T he unit w ill t h e n skip t h e se
input s w h en the sourc e se l ector (2) is tur n e d o r if yo u select a
soun d s ource v i a the R C 3 remot e control .
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3. 4.4 De f i n e i np u t nam es
You ca n in d i v idual l y set the n ames ( m ax. 8 ch a r a c ters) of th e
dif fe r e n t source s s h own on t h e d ispl ay ( 5 ) . Plea s e procee d a s
follo w s to de f i n e inpu t name s:
With t h e m enu button s ( 4) you can n o w s e l e ct a n i n d i vidu a l
input i n order t o alter i t s nam e . Th e displ a y n o w sho w s o n th e
left - h a nd side the current na m e , o n t h e r i g ht-han d si d e t h e
new n a m e. The c h a racter t o change i s marked b y an u n d ersco r e . The m e n u buttons < P O S > s e lect the p o s i tion o f th e
charact e r to cha n g e . Th e mar k e d ch a r a c ter can be set usi n g
the volume control (6). When yo u ar e done , simp l y pres s the
menu b u tton B A C K a nd the n e w in p u t name s a re s to r e d .
3. 4.5 Ga in fix / va ria bl e
If a s u rround syst e m is conne c ted t o th e de v i ce, speci f i c se t tin g s such as c hannel balance, tone se t t ings an d b ass
mana g e m ent a r e cont r ol l ed by a sepa ra t e dec o d e r. Th e s e set tin g s may n o t be altere d by oth e r com p o n e nts i n o r d e r to
main t a in the bala n c e o f all chann e l s. For this use c a s e , y our A
6.3 / 8. 3 o f f ers a gain f i x f u n ction b y b o t h passi n g t h r o ugh the sig n a l with a fixed gain set t i n g and bypassi n g a l l sound cont r o l s ettin g s ( see “S e t t o n e con t r ol ” on page 1 8 ) . The gai n fix fu n c tion is ava i l able f or b o t h th e analog X LR a n d RC A input s (16) a n d the d i gital i n p uts (1 0 ) .
3. 4.6 Tri gge r v ia AF -ca bl e
Whe n u si n g AV M power a mps f o r bi - a mping p urpo se s , yo u
may c o nvenie n tly sw itch th em on and of f wit h the A 6.3 / A
8.3 w i t h out the need f o r a n addit i o n a l trig ge r c a ble. Wh e n t his
OVATION A 6.3 / 8.3 23
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func t i o n is enab l e d , an inau d i b le tr igger signa l will be tran s mitt e d through t he PRE O U T prea m p outpu t s (19/20 ) .
ℹ PLEA S E NOT E
Pl ea s e note thi s f unctio n is only a v a i labl e f o r curre n t AVM
powe r amp mo d e l s. S i n ce s o m e sl i g h tly a u d ible ch i r ping
so un d s m ight be aud i b l e during t he s h u t down pro c e s s , w e
reco m m e nd yo u acti v a t e th i s fu n c t i on on ly if your A 6. 3 / A
8.3 i s operat e d with c o m patibl e AV M power a m plifie r s .
3. 4.7 Se t a uto st an d by
The s e t auto sta n d b y f u n c t ion a l l o ws yo u to automati c a l ly
swi tc h off the amp l i fier to s ta n d by mode i f n o signa l i s f e d
into a n y inpu t a fter a period o f 20 mi n u tes.
3.5 Reset (factory default set tings)
The R ESET m enu c ancels cert a i n o r all h a rdware s ettin g s and
makes t he unit r e t urn t o its f actory defau l t setti n gs. O p t ional l y, al l sett i n g s or only t he in p u t nam e s (NA M E S ) ma y be
reset .
To ente r the res e t menu , switch the A 6. 3 / A 8.3 to stand b y
mode b y p r e s sing t h e P o wer but t o n (1). Now h o l d down th e
midd l e m e n u b u t t o n (4 ) an d sw itch the device on ag ain with
the Pow e r b u t ton (1). As soo n a s R e s e t appea r s on th e di splay, th e m i ddle menu button (4) ma y be rel e a s ed. Se lect
whet h e r yo u sol e l y w a n t to r e set the i n p ut n a m es ( N A MES) or
the d e v i ce s h o u ld be c o m pletel y r e set to i ts fa c t o r y def a u l t
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sett i n g s (ALL ) . By pres s i n g the m iddle b u t ton (4) yo u ma y
leave t h e res e t m enu (C A N C EL) w i t hout ch a n g ing a n y s etti n g .
3.6 RC 3 remote con trol
The RC 3 remo t e c ontrol come s a s a s t a ndard wit h th e A 6 . 3 . /
8.3 . All b asic f unct i o n s m a y b e control l e d : O N and OF F ,
vol u m e contro l ( <VOLUME> ) , source s e lectio n (<INPU T > ) .
If the ra nge of th e R C 3 d ecrease s sig n i f icant l y, pleas e
repla c e the bat t e ries. Re move al l screws mar k e d with ar r o w s
on t h e b o t t om si d e of the R C 3 r e mote c ontrol . Unscre w the 6
marke d scr e w s ( C A U TION: Do not u nscrew the 2 u nmar k e d
screw s in th e middle) . Take th e bottom pl ate with the mo unted pc b o ut. Remo v e t h e worn ba t t eries a n d r eplace th e m with
two n e w batt e r ies (t y p e CR20 32 , 3V Lit h i um c e l l s).
Abb . 4. Bot tom o f RC 3 r e m o te co n t ro l
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Ap p e n di x
4. Appendix
4.1 Cleaning
Use a s oft c l o th and n o r mal g l ass cle a nsing f l uid.
ℹ CAUTIO N
Make sure no flu i d co m e s i n t o th e unit . Do not use s courin g
clea n e rs. They m a y dama g e t he su r f ace.
4.2 Conditio ns of warranty (EC only)
If de s p ite ex p e ctat i o n s a defect oc c urs th a t cannot be r e paired b y y ourself or you r dealer, we u n d erta k e the rep a i r of y o u r
uni t free of charge fo r up to three years from date of purchas e . T he w a r r a n ty c o v e r s t h e costs o f ma t e r ial a n d wor k i n g
time , t ranspor t cost s a re to b e borne b y the o w n e r.
Provi si o ns for t his wa r ra n t y are:
1. The u n it m u s t have be e n pu rc h a s ed f ro m an a u t horis e d
deale r. Eq u i p ment fro m o t h er sourc e s will n o t b e repair e d , n ot
even a t charg e .
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2. The warranty re g i stration ca rd, t ogether wi t h a c o py of the
bill of sa le, must be re c e i v e d by us within four weeks of th e
dat e o f purc h a s e .
3. Th e de f ect must not have be en caused by improper han d ling o r misus e .
4. Return th e unit to us on l y in it s or i g i nal pa cking. If this is
not po ss i b le, we are enti t led to re fuse acce ptance. We will no t
assu m e respo n s ibili ty for tra nspor t d a m age under a n y ci r cums t a n c es.
5. A sh o r t desc r i p tion o f t h e def e c t i s to be i nclude d wit h th e
retur n e d uni t.
6. In c a ses o f do u b t w e reser v e th e ri g ht t o reques t a copy o f
the b i ll of s a l e.
ℹ PLEA S E NOT E
We al so re serve the r igh t to levy a handlin g charge fo r i tems
retur n e d w i t hout g ood o r v a l i d r e a s o n, or i f th e un i t pr o v e s to
be n o t defect i v e .
If yo u are re t u r ning t h e unit f r om a c o untry o t her t h a n Germany you s houl d ens u r e tha t co r r e c t e x p ort doc u m e nts a re
obtai n ed. W e c a n n ot a ccep t any c harge s for co s ts a rising
from i m proper o r incom p l e te ex p o r t do c u m enta t i o n.
If yo u h ave p u rchas e d you r unit from a d e a ler o utside Germany, p l e ase refer to h i m o r th e releva n t i m p o r ti n g f i r m t o
proce s s the w a r ra nty
Jun e 2 4 , 20 1 9 .
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